Systems And Methods To Control Transmit Power And Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) For Wireless Devices

ABSTRACT

Systems and methods are provided that may be implemented to utilize multiple sensors to intelligently control RF transmit power and specific absorption rate (SAR) produced from a wireless-enabled information handling system platform in the presence of a detected nearby human body. The disclosed systems and methods may be implemented in one example to avoid the poor performance and user experience that results from a reduction in the information handling system platform radio transmit power when it is not necessary (due to false detection of a human body), or that results when the platform transmit power is reduced too much and/or too quickly when nearby proximity of an actual human body is detected.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates generally to information handling systems and,more particularly, to wireless transmission from information handlingsystems.

BACKGROUND

As the value and use of information continues to increase, individualsand businesses seek additional ways to process and store information.One option available to users is information handling systems. Aninformation handling system generally processes, compiles, stores,and/or communicates information or data for business, personal, or otherpurposes thereby allowing users to take advantage of the value of theinformation. Because technology and information handling needs andrequirements vary between different users or applications, informationhandling systems may also vary regarding what information is handled,how the information is handled, how much information is processed,stored, or communicated, and how quickly and efficiently the informationmay be processed, stored, or communicated. The variations in informationhandling systems allow for information handling systems to be general orconfigured for a specific user or specific use such as financialtransaction processing, airline reservations, enterprise data storage,or global communications. In addition, information handling systems mayinclude a variety of hardware and software components that may beconfigured to process, store, and communicate information and mayinclude one or more computer systems, data storage systems, andnetworking systems.

Specific absorption rate (SAR) refers to the rate at which radiofrequency (RF) energy is absorbed by the human body, and is used tomeasure the power absorbed from mobile wireless devices such as cellphones, tablet computers, and notebook computers. Many governmentagencies around the world have set maximum allowable SAR value limitsfor such mobile devices when in use. To conform RF emissions to theseSAR limits while at the same time maximizing wireless performance, amobile device has been provided with a single capacitive proximitysensor that detects close proximity of an object such as a human body. Aprocessor within the mobile device has then been used to reduce wirelessRF transmission power from the mobile device when the capacitiveproximity sensor detects close proximity of a nearby object, but toallow higher RF transmission power in the absence of the detection of anearby object.

Current methods and implementations for controlling SAR utilize a singlecapacitive proximity sensor to control only the power transmitted fromthe main WWAN/LTE transmit antenna of a wireless device, and employ abinary detection mechanism to control wireless RF transmission powerbased only on either detection or non-detection of a nearby object.Since the capacitive proximity sensor cannot reliably distinguishbetween a human body and a non-human object proximity trigger event,wireless transmission performance from the device can needlessly sufferwhen transmit power is reduced due to the detected nearby presence of anon-human object.

SUMMARY

Disclosed herein are systems and methods that may be implemented toutilize multiple sensors to intelligently control SAR produced from awireless-enabled information handling system platform (e.g., mobilewireless device such as tablet or notebook computer, smart phone, etc.)in the presence of a detected nearby human body, while also enablingoptimal wireless RF transmit performance from the platform when nonearby human body is detected. The disclosed systems and methods may beso implemented to be more robust than conventional SAR solutionsemployed for mobile devices. For example, the disclosed systems andmethods may be implemented in one embodiment to avoid the poorperformance and user experience that results from a reduction in theinformation handling system platform radio transmit power when it is notnecessary (due to false detection of a human body), or that results whenthe platform transmit power is reduced too much and/or too quickly whennearby proximity of an actual human body is detected. Thus, thedisclosed systems and methods may employ smart usage of combinations ofsensors to increase proximity detection field of view and to reduce orsubstantially eliminate false proximity detection positives and in oneembodiment meet FCC or other governmental agency SAR requirements for RFexposure without significant platform performance degradation ofwireless feature/s.

The disclosed systems and methods may be implemented in one exemplaryembodiment to reliably detect the difference between nearby proximity ofan actual human body and a non-human proximity trigger event, andwithout the need for multiple peripherally-located capacitive SARsensors located to distinguish between human body and non-humanproximity, e.g., such as 4 to 6 capacitive proximity sensors locatedaround the periphery of a wireless tablet device (depending on the sizeof the tablet device) or other such smart form-factor, which may driveincreased complexity, increased cost and require more space foradditional capacitive electrodes with associated industrial design andmechanical engineering impacts. Moreover, the disclosed systems andmethods may be implemented in a scalable manner for reliable humanproximity detection as opposed to capacitive proximity sensingtechnology which may require increased distance between the multiplecapacitive sensing electrodes and sensor integrated circuits needed,leading to increased susceptibility to noise and reduction in proximitydetection performance.

In one embodiment, the disclosed systems and methods may be implementedto control SAR resulting from multiple transmit antennas of a singlewireless-enabled information handling system platform, includingrelatively small sized wireless platforms having multiple transmitantennas. This capability is advantageous given the current trend ofincreased number of transmit antennas supported by a single wirelessplatform device coupled together with the current trend of decreasingthe typical physical wireless device size, e.g., such that SARconformance is also required for Wi-Fi emissions. Examples of systemplatform types and environments with which the disclosed systems andmethods may be advantageously implemented to meet FCC or othergovernmental agency SAR requirements for RF signal exposure withoutsignificant degradation of the wireless performance include, but are notlimited to handheld end user computing (EuC) systems such astablet-first designs.

In one exemplary embodiment, the disclosed systems and methods may beimplemented using multiple different types of sensors provided on boardan information handling system. In a further embodiment, these differenttypes of sensors may include all the existing sensors that are providedin a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) information handling systemplatform to more intelligently control SAR emissions from the platform.In any case, smart usage of various combinations of multiple sensors maybe implemented to increase proximity detection field of view around aninformation handling system platform, and may be further implemented toreduce or substantially eliminate occurrence of false positiveidentification of a nearby human user that requires SAR RF transmitpower reduction.

In one embodiment, a fusion of multiple sensors of a wireless-enabledinformation handling system platform may be used to provide a moredetailed system and environment view of the device platform to enableintelligent and dynamic SAR control configurations. For example, oneexemplary embodiment of the disclosed systems and methods may utilizeknowledge of a wireless device usage profile (e.g., stored in systemmemory) for a given wireless information handling system to predictlikelihood of SAR trigger events for that given information handlingsystem.

In another embodiment, the scope of SAR control may be extended, e.g.,by using one or more additional sensor/s or other type devices that arelocated on some other (proximity adjacent) objects rather than on theinformation handling system platform itself to determine proximity of ahuman user to a mobile device antennae of concern. Such off-platformdevices may communicate with processing devices of the informationhandling system, for example, via wired or wireless communication (e.g.,Bluetooth RF signal communication, optical communication such asinfrared signals, near field communication signals, etc.). Examples ofsuch other objects include, but are not limited to, the body of thecurrent use of the information handling system (e.g., such as using acapacitive, other type proximity sensor or short range RF transmitterlocated on a user-wearable component that communicatesproximity-indicative signals to the system platform that may containsensed proximity distance values or that may have a received signalstrength that varies with proximity to the system platform), or a nearbynotebook computer (e.g., the nearby proximity of a human user's body toa cellular phone system platform may be positively detected and reportedto processing device/s of the system platform when the user generatesinput signals by typing on the keyboard of a notebook computer that iswirelessly tethered via Bluetooth to the cellular phone wireless devicethat is in turn transmitting via Wireless Wide Area Network “WWAN” RFcellular signals).

Specific examples of different types of hardware and/or methodology thatmay be employed in the practice of the disclosed systems and methods forhuman proximity detection to detect nearby proximity of a human body toa wireless-enabled information handing system platform include, but arenot limited to: 1) thermal sensors such as thermocouples or resistancetemperature detectors (RTDs) or thermistors for thermal sensing (e.g.,mapping variations in sensed temperature due to contact of a user'shuman tissue with the platform at different temperature); 2) motiondetector to detect motion (e.g., if a mobile information handling systemplatform has been motionless for a certain period of time then it may beassumed that the platform is not currently being held by a human being);3) display touch sensor (e.g., detecting a user holding a touch screendisplay device by using edge touch detection to determine the locationof a user's hands and/or fingers when the user is holding the mobiledevice, and if no touch activity has been reported from the touch screenfor a specified period of time and there is IP traffic then it may beassumed that the touch screen display device is not being held by ahuman—examples of such use cases include Personal Hotspot, Musiclistening, Video watching, etc.); 4) biometrics sensor (e.g., such as asensor capable of detecting a nearby user's heart beat and that isplaced in proximity to the wireless device platform transmit antennas ofconcern—such sensors are conventionally employed in wearables and mayprovide a relatively high level of certainty that an object detected isindeed human tissue); 5) Local localization techniques (e.g., locallocalization techniques may be established between a wireless-enabledinformation handling system platform such as a tablet or notebookcomputer and a second device that is physically associated with a user(such as a user-wearable like a Watch) to determine the real timedistance between the user and the wireless platform—in this case somewireless device platforms have restricted access and usage to a certainvery limited number of users (such as one, two or more identifiedusers). It will be understood that in a further embodiment, any of suchhuman proximity detection schemes such as described above may beenhanced by a Machine Learning engine, e.g., such as running on thewireless information handling system platform based on user usagehistory.

In one respect, disclosed herein is an information handling systemplatform, including: multiple sensors that are each configured to reactto a proximity of a human user to the system platform by producing asensor output signal that is indicative of a proximity distance of thehuman user to the system platform; one or more antenna elements; atleast one transmitter coupled to the one or more antenna elements andconfigured to transmit radio frequency (RF) signals from each of theantenna elements; and at least one processing device coupled to thetransmitter, the processing device being coupled to receive the sensoroutput signals of the multiple sensors and to determine a real timeobject proximity detection distance from each of the multiple sensoroutput signals. The at least one processing device of the systemplatform may be further configured to control the transmitter to reduceRF transmit power according to at least one proximity distance sensingprofile that defines a relationship between RF transmit power reductionand the determined object proximity detection distance according to themultiple sensor outputs.

In another respect, disclosed herein is a method of operating aninformation handling system platform, including: using multiple sensorsof the information handling system platform to detect a proximity of ahuman user to the system platform by producing a sensor output signalthat is indicative of a proximity distance of the human user to thesystem platform; using at least one processing device of the informationhandling system platform to receive the sensor output signals of themultiple sensors and to determine a real time object proximity detectiondistance from each of the multiple sensor output signals; and using theat least one processing device of the information handling systemplatform to control a transmitter of the information handling systemplatform to reduce RF transmit power from one or more antennas of theinformation handling system platform according to at least one proximitydistance sensing profile that defines a relationship between RF transmitpower reduction and the determined object proximity detection distanceaccording to the multiple sensor outputs.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1A illustrates a block diagram of a wireless-enabled informationhandling system platform according to one exemplary embodiment of thedisclosed systems and methods.

FIG. 1B illustrates examples of multiple sensors for an informationhanding system platform according to one exemplary embodiment of thedisclosed systems and methods.

FIG. 2 illustrates a block diagram of SAR control components of aninformation handling system platform according one exemplary embodimentof the disclosed systems and methods.

FIG. 3 illustrates a block diagram showing operational aspects of SARcontrol logic components of an information handling system platformaccording one exemplary embodiment of the disclosed systems and methods.

FIG. 4 illustrates methodology according one exemplary embodiment of thedisclosed systems and methods.

FIG. 5 illustrates RF transmit power reduction for multiple sensors as afunction of human body proximity distance to an information handlingsystem platform according to one exemplary embodiment of the disclosedsystems and methods.

FIG. 6 illustrates a zone of uncertainty of RF transmit power reductionfor a given actual proximity detection distance according to oneexemplary embodiment of the disclosed systems and methods.

FIG. 7 illustrates a fitted curve of RF transmit power reduction as afunction of actual human body proximity detection distance according toone exemplary embodiment of the disclosed systems and methods.

FIG. 8 illustrates ranges of RF transmit power reduction levels assignedto different human body proximity detection distance thresholds definedin a fitted curve for multiple sensors.

DESCRIPTION OF ILLUSTRATIVE EMBODIMENTS

FIG. 1A illustrates a block diagram of a wireless-enabled informationhandling system platform 100 that in this exemplary embodiment isconfigured as a tablet computer. Although a tablet computer isillustrated, it will be understood that the disclosed systems andmethods may be implemented with any other type of wireless-enabledinformation handling system having integral or on-board RF antenna/sincluding, for example, portable or mobile information handling systemssuch as notebook computers, laptop computers, smart phones, PDA's, etc.

Still referring to FIG. 1A, information handling system platform 100includes integrated RF antennas 102 a and 102 b, which are each coupledto a transmitter that includes respective RF tuner 104 a or 104 b andradio front end 106 as shown. In the illustrated embodiment, separatetuners 104 a and 104 b are configured to modify the operatingcharacteristics of the separate antenna elements 102 a and 102 b,respectively, based on the operating state of the baseband processor 108and radio front end 106, e.g., based on the current frequency band or RFchannel in use. Circuitry of RF tuners 104 and radio front end 106 isconfigured to perform intermediate frequency (IF) to RF up conversionmixing and RF processing tasks for outgoing transmitted signals toantennas 102, and vice-versa (including down conversion) for incomingreceived signals from antennas 102. Besides IF, front end 106 mayperform up conversion and down conversion between RF and other suitablefrequencies for processing by baseband processing device or processor108, e.g., such as zero-IF frequency, baseband frequency, etc. In thisregard, baseband processor 108 (e.g., digital signal processor “DSP” orother suitable RF module or processing device/s) is coupled to exchangeoutgoing and incoming IF or other suitable signals with basebandprocessor 108 through respective digital-to-analog (DAC) andanalog-to-digital (ADC) converters (not shown). Baseband processor 108may be configured to manage RF signal transmission and reception, aswell as to perform tasks including signal processing, encoding,frequency shifting and/or modulation operations to provide transmittedinformation in outgoing signals based on digital data provided byapplication processor 110, and to perform signal processing, decoding,frequency shifting and/or demodulation operations to obtain the messagecontent in the incoming signals as digital data to provide toapplication processor 110.

Application processor 110 may in one embodiment be a host processingdevice (e.g., such Intel or AMD-based central processing unit “CPU”) orother suitable type of processing device configured to execute a hostoperating system (OS) and to exchange outgoing and incoming and outgoingdigital data with baseband processor 108. Application processor 110 maybe coupled as shown to main system memory 111 (e.g., dynamic randomaccess memory “DRAM” or other suitable type of system memory), and tosystem storage 113 (e.g., media drive/s such as magnetic hard drive/s oroptical storage drive/s, solid state drive/s “SSD”, other non-volatilememory device/s, etc.). Such storage and memory devices may also beaccessible to other processing devices of system platform 100.Application processor 110 may also be configured to execute an operatingsystem (OS) such as Microsoft Windows-based, Linux-based, Apple OS-basedor other suitable operating system, as well as to execute applicationsand system BIOS for system platform 100. Among other things applicationprocessor 110 may be coupled (e.g., via a platform controller hub “PCH”)to one or more I/O devices or circuitry of system 100 including, but notlimited to, video display circuitry, touch-sensitive circuitry or touchpad or keyboard for accepting user input, audio amplifier circuitry andsystem speaker/s, system microphone, etc.

Further shown in FIG. 1A is sensor fusion hub with co-processor 112 thatis coupled to receive sensor inputs from multiple sensors 120, detectnearby proximity of a human user from the multiple sensor inputs, and todetermine transmit power reduction based on the multiple sensor inputsin a manner described further herein. It will be understood that in oneembodiment, a co-processor 112 may be an integrated component providedwithin a fusion hub as illustrated. In an alternative architectureembodiment, a co-processor may be a dedicated processing devicecomponent that is used instead of a fusion hub processing component.

In one exemplary embodiment, co-processor 112 may be a system-on-a-chip(SoC) that includes an Advanced RISC Machines (ARM)-based processor,although any other suitable type of co-processor or other type ofprocessing device/s may be alternatively employed. It is also possiblethat the operational tasks of co-processor 112 may also be performed byan application processor 110 or other type of single processor, or maybe divided or partitioned between multiple different processing devicesof a system 100. It will be understood that multiple sensors 120 coupledto co-processor 112 may be any combination of different sensor typesthat are configured or otherwise capable of detecting or otherwisereacting to the nearby proximity of a human user to system platform 100by producing a sensor output signal that is indicative of the nearbyproximity of the human user.

FIG. 1B illustrates multiple on-platform sensors 120 that may be coupledto provide sensor output signals to co-processor 112 of informationhandling system platform 100, with specific examples of particular typesof sensors 120 being listed in FIG. 1B. Each of sensors 120 may beco-located or integral to system platform 100 and coupled internally toits other components, or may be positioned external to system platform100 and coupled to components of system by suitable external I/O ports.FIG. 2 illustrates a block diagram of an exemplary embodiment of the SARcontrol components of system platform 100, showing a more detailedinterrelation of example types of multiple sensors 120 with co-processor112 that each have different proximity detection distance thresholdcharacteristics. As shown in FIG. 2, suitable sensors 120 may include,but are not limited to, camera/s 120 a, motion sensor/s 120 b, lightsensor/s 120 c, environment/health sensor/s 120 d, acoustic sensor/s 120e, infrared (IR) sensor/s 120 f (such as IR camera/s), capacitiveproximity sensor/s 120 g, and fingerprint sensor/s 120 h. It will beunderstood that this list of possible sensor types is not exhaustive,and that other additional or alternative sensor types may be operativelyemployed in a system platform 100. Moreover, not all of the types ofsensors 120 illustrated in FIG. 1B need be present, and/or two or more agiven type of sensor 120 may be operatively employed in a given systemplatform 100.

FIG. 1B also illustrates optional off-platform devices 155 that may belocated on some other (proximity adjacent) objects rather than on theinformation handling system platform 100 itself, but nonetheless used byinformation handling system 100 to determine proximity of a human userto a mobile device antennae 120 of concern. Such off-platform devices155 may communicate with processing devices of the information handlingsystem platform 100, for example, via wired or wireless communication(e.g., Bluetooth RF signal communication, optical communication such asinfrared signals, near field communication signals, etc.). Examplesinclude, but are not limited to, a capacitive, other type proximitysensor or short range RF transmitter located on a user-wearablecomponent 157 that communicates proximity-indicative wireless signals tothe system platform that may contain sensed proximity distanceinformation itself or that may be received by information handlingsystem 100 with a received signal strength that varies according to theproximity to the system platform 100); or a nearby notebook computer 159having a keyboard that may be used to detect the nearby proximity of ahuman user's body to information handling system platform 100 when it istethered nearby to notebook computer 159 by wirelessly reporting usertyping activity on the keyboard of a notebook computer to processingdevice/s of the system platform 100 when the user generates inputsignals by typing on the keyboard of a notebook computer 159.

As shown in FIG. 2, co-processor 112 (e.g. integrated within a sensorfusion hub such as illustrated in FIG. 2) may be configured to contain aproximity-sensing engine that acts as the proximity-sensing brain of thefusion hub. In this embodiment, the proximity-sensing engine may be thecore logic that is configured to perform operations to process aproximity sensing algorithm 210. In this regard the proximity-sensingengine may be configured to execute the proximity sensor algorithm 210(e.g., as a proximity sensing library and application programminginterface “API”), issue commands and receive interrupts from the arrayof sensors 120 that are used for measuring proximity of nearby humanusers, and to produce a SAR power control command 260 that is providedthrough application processor 110 to baseband processor 108 as shown.Baseband processor 108 is in turn configured to execute dynamic powerreduction control logic 220 that is configured to receive the SAR powercontrol command 260 and based thereon to produce a SAR power levelcontrol signal 270 that is provided to circuitry of RF tuners 104 andradio front end 106 to control the RF transmission power level for RFsignals transmitted from antenna 102 at any given time.

FIG. 3 illustrates a block diagram showing operational aspects of thevarious SAR control logic components of system platform 100. As shown inFIG. 3, application processor 110 is configured to execute aconnectivity application which operates to cause uploading ordownloading of data via RF signals received and transmitted by antenna102 to a wireless network through baseband processor 108 and RF tunerand radio front end components of transmitter 104/106 in a manner aspreviously described. Connectivity application 110 may be anyapplication (e.g., software, firmware, etc.) that executes to upload ordownload data to wireless network, for example, an Internet browserapplication, email application, software update application, etc. Asfurther shown in FIG. 3, proximity sensor algorithm 210 is configured toexecute as programmed logic on co-processor 112, and is coupled toreceive signals from connectivity application 110 that makes usagecontext manager component logic 302 of proximity sensor algorithm 210aware of the current data transfer status (e.g., data uploading or datadownloading operation for a given type of RF band and antenna 102) beingperformed by connectivity application 110. Usage context managercomponent 302 in turn sets a transmit or receive usage context modeidentifier 304 that indicates whether a RF transmission operation orreception operation is currently taking place on a given RF band on agiven antenna/s 102. It will be understood that the transmit or receiveusage context mode identifier 304 may be further mapped and modifiedaccording to other aspects of the device usage, e.g., such as the deviceorientation of system platform 100.

As shown in FIG. 3, multiple proximity distance sensing profiles 306 maybe retrieved by proximity sensor algorithm 210 from storage innon-volatile memory (e.g., NVRAM) of co-processor 112, or from any othersuitable memory device accessible by co-processor 112. In one embodimenteach proximity sensing profile 306 may be defined based on a given radiotransmit antenna 102 currently being used, with different profiles 306applying to different respective antennas 102. Each proximity sensingprofile 306 may in turn define a relationship between RF transmit powerreduction (e.g., as a percentage or fraction of maximum possible powertransmission, as an offset from maximum power transmission wattagelevel, etc.) and determined nearby object proximity detection distanceaccording to sensor outputs received as inputs by sensor fusion andcalibration logic 310 of proximity sensor algorithm 210 from multiplesystem sensors 120, e.g., sensors 120 a-120 h. In one embodiment,proximity sensor algorithm 210 may in turn dynamically communicate SARpower control commands 260 to baseband processor 108. SAR power controlcommands 260 may be in the form of smart sensing fused sensor profileparameter values determined (e.g., for a given antenna or antennas 102)from a combination of fused sensor information (from sensor fusion andcalibration logic 310) and proximity distance sensing profiles 306.

SAR power control commands 260 transmitted from proximity sensoralgorithm 210 cause dynamic power reduction control logic 220 ofbaseband processor 108 to produce and provide a corresponding SAR powerlevel control signal 270 to RF tuners 104/radio front end 106 so as toimplement usage context-based and proximity detection-based powerreduction and to secure optimized performance while at the same timemeeting SAR RF exposure requirements. RF tuners 104/radio front end 106are in turn configured to control RF transmission power level to a givenantenna antennas 102 according to SAR power level control signal 270provided for the given antenna/s 102. In this manner, smart usage ofvarious combinations of multiple sensors 120 may be employed to increaseproximity detection field of view and elimination of false positiveswith respect to nearby human user detection.

As further shown in FIG. 3, proximity sensor algorithm 210 may also beoptionally configured to receive usage and environment change inputs 320for system platform 100, e.g., inputs such as provided from primary orsecondary device usage modes as may be configured on the system platformdevice by a user. Examples of different such usage modes include, butare not limited to, tablet usage mode and notebook usage mode (e.g., intablet usage mode the display orientation of system platform 100 may beeither landscape or portrait orientation depending on current runningapplication and/or on current physical orientation of the systemplatform 100, while in notebook mode the display orientation may befixed to be only landscape mode orientation), etc. Examples of suchusage and environment change inputs 320 include, but are not limited to,information on environment and operational condition and/or mode changes(such as changes between convertible computer portable mode to standmode and vice-versa, changes between portrait and landscape orientationfor tablet computer system platform, etc.) Multiple different proximitysensing profiles 306 may in turn be defined that each correspond to adifferent one of multiple possible usage and/or environment modes and/orconditions. Proximity sensor algorithm logic 210 may optionally considerone or more usage and environment change input/s 320 together with fusedsensor information to determine smart sensing fused sensor profileparameter values from proximity distance sensing profiles 306.

In one exemplary embodiment, how a system platform is configured andused may be a primary input in determining the proximity distanceprofiles 306. For example, if the system platform is configured as ahybrid/2-in-1/detachable device it may be configured in several ways bya user. In some usage modes (such as notebook open mode or notebookclosed mode) then the proximity sensing function may be disabled or putin a sleep state by proximity sensor algorithm 210. However, if thesystem platform is configured (or reconfigured) in tablet mode by theuser, it may be used in a number of orientations such as primarylandscape, primary portrait, secondary landscape or secondary portrait.In each of these orientations proximity sensing be enabled by proximitysensor algorithm 210, and may require separate proximity distanceprofiles 306 depending on the location of the sensors 120 andtransmitting antennae 102 in the system

Also shown in FIG. 3 is resource management logic 308 that may beexecuted as part of proximity sensing algorithm 210 by co-processor 112to select among multiple sensor inputs 120 for purposes of managing andmonitoring the resources required for the sensors 120, such as thenumber and type of interfaces required, interrupt handling and sensordata buffering requirements etc.

As will be further described herein in relation to FIGS. 5-8, individualproximity distance profiles 306 may be associated with each transmitantenna 102 and/or sensor 120 of FIG. 2 based on upper and lowerdetection thresholds that are configurable by the proximity sensingengine of co-processor 112. As previously mentioned, each of themultiple types of sensors of FIG. 2 may have different coarseness ofproximity detection distance threshold. For example, camera sensor/s 120a may have the most coarse proximity detection distance threshold,motion sensor/s 120 b (e.g., accelerometer, gyroscope, etc.) may have arelatively finer proximity detection distance threshold than camera/s120 a, touch/gesture (e.g., user hand-gesture) sensor/s 120 c may have arelatively finer proximity detection distance threshold than motionsensor/s 120 b, barometric pressure sensor/s 120 d may have a relativelyfiner proximity detection distance threshold than touch/gesture sensor/s120 c, acoustic sensor/s 120 e may have a relatively finer proximitydetection distance threshold than pressure sensor/s 120 d, IR sensor/s120 f may have a relatively closer proximity detection distancethreshold than acoustic sensor/s 120 e, capacitive proximity sensor/s120 g may have a relatively finer proximity detection distance thresholdthan IR sensor/s 120 f, and fingerprint sensor/s 120 h may have arelatively finer proximity detection distance threshold than capacitivesensor/s 120 g. As previously mentioned, the particular types and numberof different sensors 120 of FIG. 2 are exemplary only, and anycombination of fewer, additional, and/or alternative different types ofsensors 120 may be provided for a given configuration of an informationhandling system platform 100.

In one exemplary embodiment, individual sensor proximity distancesensing profiles 306 may be calibrated for each of the sensors 120 usedfor detection, e.g., using sensor fusion and calibration logic 310. Theproximity distances in each profile 306 may be updated by the proximitysensing engine of co-processor 112 to compensate for environmentaldrift. In this regard, some sensors 120 may be subject to environmentaldrift (bias) that introduces errors and deviation from the originalsensor calibrated levels. Such sensor drift of individual sensors 120may cause changes in the proximity distance sensing profiles 306 andthus require compensation to correct for these errors. Sensor fusion andcalibration logic 310 may be configured to implement automatic sensorcalibration algorithms to address drift via frequent self-recalibration.

FIG. 4 illustrates one exemplary embodiment of methodology 400 that maybe employed to utilize multiple sensors 120 to intelligently control SARproduced from a wireless-enabled information handling system platform100. As shown, methodology 400 begins in step 402 where each of multiplesensors 120 of a particular configuration of information handlingplatform 100 is characterized for human body proximity detectiondistance (representing the actual distance of the closest part of ahuman body the information handling system platform) and correspondingRF transmit power reduction. This characterization may be performed inone embodiment using empirical measurements on an actual informationhandling system platform device 100 during development or manufacture ofthe information handling system platform 100, e.g., such as in adevelopment lab. Measurement characterization of step 402 may beperformed for all main usage modes (e.g., such as tablet primarylandscape and portrait modes) and radio transmit antennas 102, e.g.,such as antennas 102 a and 102 b of FIG. 1A. In one embodiment,characterization of step 402 may be performed for information handlingsystem platform device 100 and corresponding antennas 102 a and 102 bthat are configured for transmission of WWAN RF signals (e.g., LTE,WiMAX or wireless metropolitan area network “WMAN”, GSM, cellulardigital packet data (CDPD), universal mobile telecommunications system(UMTS), CDMA2000, Mobitex, etc. signals), and/or Wi-Fi RF signals (e.g.,2.4 GHz and/or 5 GHz 802.11x standards-based signals, etc.).

FIG. 5 illustrates an example of such characterization of each ofmultiple sensors 120 a-120 g of the information handling system platformdevice of FIG. 2 for human body proximity detection distance (i.e.,increasing distance in millimeters, centimeters, inches or othersuitable measurement unit occurring from left to right on X-axis) andcorresponding RF transmit power reduction (i.e., increasing percentagereduction in maximum transmit power occurring in upward direction onY-axis) for one of antennas 120 operating in a given usage mode to meetSAR requirements, e.g., as specified by FCC 941225 D01 SAR testingprocedure for 3G devices, FCC 941225 D05 SAR testing procedure for LTEDevices, FCC 941225 D06 SAR testing procedure for hotspot devices, FCC941225 D07 UMPC testing procedures for mini tablet devices, etc.

As illustrated in FIG. 5, each of different sensors 120 a-120 g has adifferent individual sensor proximity distance sensing profile 306 thatin this embodiment includes an individual sensor curve, and that has adifferent effective range of human body proximity detection distance,detection sensitivity, and corresponding indicated RF transmit powerreduction amount for a given value of actual proximity distance of ahuman body to information handling system platform 100 that is indicatedby X-axis value of FIG. 5. In this regard, each of sensors 120 may beconfigured to produce a sensor output signal that varies with differentproximity distance of a human body to the system platform 100 (e.g.,such as varying capacitance signal value, varying sound level signalvalue, varying barometric pressure level signal value level, varyingmotion level signal value, varying light level signal value, etc.).Further, as shown in FIG. 5 each of sensors 120 may be assigned (e.g.,based on empirical SAR compliance measurement for a correspondingtransmitter during laboratory testing, or other suitable testingmethodology) a varying indicated RF transmit power reduction amount thatvaries as a function of different proximity distances of a human body tothe system platform 100 based on the varying value of its respectivesensor output signal as the actual proximity distance of a human body tothe system platform 100 (X-axis value) changes.

FIG. 5 also illustrates that for the particular range of detectiondistances corresponding to dashed box 500 of FIG. 5, a different amountof RF transmit power reduction is indicated by the overlap of theindividual sensor curves of proximity distance sensing profiles 306 fordifferent sensors 120 d and 120 e for the same range of actual detectedhuman body proximity distances, i.e., with sensor 120 d indicating alarger reduction in RF transmit power than sensor 120 e for the samegiven value of determined actual proximity distance of a human body toinformation handling system platform 100 that falls within box 500.Thus, more than one RF transmit power reduction value is indicated for agiven actual distance determined from multiple overlapping sensors. Thiscreates a zone of uncertainty 600 of required RF transmit powerreduction for a given actual proximity detection distance as illustratedin FIG. 6, for which an optimal RF transmit power reduction to meet SARrequirements may be further determined as further described herein.Fingerprint sensor 120 h of FIG. 2 is not included in thecharacterization of FIG. 5 since it positively identifies proximity of ahuman finger touching information handling system platform 100 at aknown distance for which a fixed and known SAR RF transmit powerreduction value may be assigned.

Still referring to FIG. 4, a blended relationship in the form of afitted curve 700 of RF transmit power reduction as a function of actualhuman body proximity detection distance over the multiple sensors 120a-120 g may be created (e.g., in real time by proximity sensor algorithm210) in step 404 for each antenna 102 and/or usage mode as illustratedin FIG. 7. In this step, a blended multi-sensor curve fitting approachmay be employed to smooth RF transmit power reduction steps over humanbody (e.g., human hand) proximity detection distances for each antenna102 and/or usage mode. Fitted curve 700 may be determined using anysuitable curve-fitting methodology from the individual RF transmit powerreduction value profiles of the corresponding individual sensors 120,e.g., such as a least squares method, total least squares method,interpolation between two consecutive sensor curves of FIG. 7 in thedecreasing detection distance direction (i.e., in the right to leftdirection along X-axis of FIG. 7), interpolation between twoconsecutives curves of FIG. 7 in the increasing detection distancedirection (i.e., in the left to right direction along X-axis of FIG. 7),etc. It will be understood that in other embodiments any other suitabletype of blended relationship of different RF transmit power reductionvalues derived from different sensors as a function of proximitydetection distance from the multiple sensors having different effectiveobject distance detection ranges may be employed, e.g., such as a lookuptable of blended power reduction values that are each calculated fromthe average RF transmit power reduction values for two or three sensorshaving adjacent effective object distance detection ranges.

FIG. 8 illustrates the resulting ranges of RF transmit power reductionlevels assigned to different human body proximity detection distancethresholds defined in the fitted curve 700 for the multiple sensors 120a-120 g as illustrated by the bracketed X-axis detection distance rangesof FIG. 8. Each of these different human body proximity detectiondistance thresholds (together with corresponding X-axis bracketeddistance ranges defined between these distance thresholds) of fittedcurve 700 corresponds to only a given one of sensors 120, and is to beused one at a time when the corresponding proximity distance detected bythe given sensor falls within its corresponding distance range (i.e., soas to “hand off” RF transmit power reduction control between differentsuccessive sensors 120 as detection distance changes according to theindicated distance thresholds and corresponding bracketed X-axisdetection distance ranges). It will be understood that the number andtype of sensors 120 illustrated in FIGS. 7 and 8 are exemplary only, andthat it is possible to selectively implement the proximity sensoralgorithm 210 to utilize any specified subset of all the availablesensors on a system platform, e.g., in real time or by pre-defineddefault selection.

For example, RF transmit power reduction range 800 (P2) defined byfitted curve 700 is specified for the bracketed X-axis detectiondistance range assigned only to sensor 102 f between sensor brackets 102e and 102 g as shown, with similar RF transmit power reduction rangesbeing individually specified for (and assigned to) each individualsensor 120 as indicated by the different bracketed detection distanceranges of the X-axis proximity detection distance denoted for eachsensor 120 in FIG. 8. Thus when the determined detection distance valuesmeasured by sensor 102 f fall within the assigned bracketed X-axisdistance value range 102 f of FIG. 8, a corresponding RF transmit powerreduction range 800 (P2) is indicated and defined by curve 700. It willalso be understood that each different antenna 102 and/or usage mode maybe assigned a different shaped curve 700 that corresponds to therequired SAR transmit power reduction, and that each transmit antenna102 and/or usage mode may be assigned such a curve as a proximitydistance sensing profile 306 described previously in relation to FIG. 3.

Next, in step 406, proximity sensor algorithm 210 may be configured withthe fitted proximity distance sensing profiles 306 for use by theproximity sensing library and API, which is configured to take inputsfrom all of multiple sensors 120 a-120 g and to deliver correspondingsmart sensing fused profile parameters corresponding to a given transmitantenna 102 to baseband radio processor 108 (or to each baseband radioprocessor 108 for system platforms 100 having multiple baseband radioprocessors 108). In step 408, each baseband radio processor 108 isconfigured to register with and accept the smart sensing fused sensorprofile parameters as input from proximity sensor algorithm 210, and touse the smart sensing fused sensor profile parameters to control andoptimize output power for the given transmit antenna 102.

Next, in step 410, smart sensing fused sensor profile parameter values260 for a given antenna 102 and/or usage mode that are based on sensorinputs received from sensors 102 a-102 g are delivered by proximitysensor algorithm 210 to baseband radio processor 108. In this regard, aradio driver in baseband processor 108 is configured to register withproximity sensing API of proximity sensor algorithm 210 to receive thesesmart sensing fused sensor profile parameter values 260. In step 412,dynamic power reduction control logic 220 of baseband radio processor108 is configured to dynamically configure output power reduction (e.g.,as a selected fraction of full transmit output power) by using thereceived smart sensing fused sensor profile parameter values 260together with radio and antenna operating parameters as inputs forperformance optimization for SAR RF power reduction during transmitusage mode determined by usage context manager 302 for a given antenna102. In this regard, such radio and antenna operating parameters used instep 412 may be, for example, the identity of the frequency band orfrequency channel in use by the baseband processor 108 and radio frontend 106, and/or the tunable antenna band switching or impedance matchingstate, etc. In one embodiments such radio and antenna operatingparameters may alter to a greater or lesser degree the amount of powerreduction that is applied for SAR performance.

In step 414, dynamic power reduction control logic 220 of baseband radioprocessor 108 delivers the dynamic power adjustment as control signals270 to the respective radio transmit chain (e.g., radio front end 106and tuner 104) and given antenna 102. In this way, closed-loopoptimization of SAR RF power reduction performance for each proximityevent detection distance, usage mode, radio operating condition, andtransit antenna 102 may be achieved. In step 416, proximity sensoralgorithm 210 monitors for changes in proximity event detectiondistance, usage mode, radio operating condition, and/or transit antenna102, and repeats to step 410 as shown.

It will be understood that the illustrated steps of methodology 400 areexemplary only, and that any other combination of additional, fewerand/or alternative steps may be employed that is suitable to implementutilize multiple sensors to intelligently control SAR produced from awireless-enabled information handling system platform in the presence ofa detected nearby human body. It will also be understood that the stepsof methodology 400 may be implemented with configurations of RFtransmission capable information handling system platform configurationsother than that illustrated in relation to FIGS. 1-3. Such alternativeconfigurations include information handling system platforms thatinclude only one transmit antenna 102, that include multiple transmitantennas 102 and multiple baseband processors 108 (with correspondingradio transmit chains), etc.

It will also be understood that one or more of the tasks, functions, ormethodologies described herein (e.g., including those described hereinfor components 108, 110, 112, etc.) may be implemented by circuitryand/or by a computer program of instructions (e.g., computer readablecode such as firmware code or software code) embodied in anon-transitory tangible computer readable medium (e.g., optical disk,magnetic disk, non-volatile memory device, etc.), in which the computerprogram comprising instructions are configured when executed (e.g.,executed on a processing device of an information handling system suchas CPU, controller, microcontroller, processor, microprocessor, FPGA,ASIC, or other suitable processing device) to perform one or more stepsof the methodologies disclosed herein. A computer program ofinstructions may be stored in or on the non-transitory computer-readablemedium accessible by an information handling system for instructing theinformation handling system to execute the computer program ofinstructions. The computer program of instructions may include anordered listing of executable instructions for implementing logicalfunctions in the information handling system. The executableinstructions may comprise a plurality of code segments operable toinstruct the information handling system to perform the methodologydisclosed herein. It will also be understood that one or more steps ofthe present methodologies may be employed in one or more code segmentsof the computer program. For example, a code segment executed by theinformation handling system may include one or more steps of thedisclosed methodologies.

For purposes of this disclosure, an information handling system mayinclude any instrumentality or aggregate of instrumentalities operableto compute, classify, process, transmit, receive, retrieve, originate,switch, store, display, manifest, detect, record, reproduce, handle, orutilize any form of information, intelligence, or data for business,scientific, control, entertainment, or other purposes. For example, aninformation handling system may be a personal computer, a PDA, aconsumer electronic device, a network storage device, or any othersuitable device and may vary in size, shape, performance, functionality,and price. The information handling system may include memory, one ormore processing resources such as a central processing unit (CPU) orhardware or software control logic. Additional components of theinformation handling system may include one or more storage devices, oneor more communications ports for communicating with external devices aswell as various input and output (I/O) devices, such as a keyboard, amouse, and a video display. The information handling system may alsoinclude one or more buses operable to transmit communications betweenthe various hardware components.

While the invention may be adaptable to various modifications andalternative forms, specific embodiments have been shown by way ofexample and described herein. However, it should be understood that theinvention is not intended to be limited to the particular formsdisclosed. Rather, the invention is to cover all modifications,equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of theinvention as defined by the appended claims. Moreover, the differentaspects of the disclosed systems and methods may be utilized in variouscombinations and/or independently. Thus the invention is not limited toonly those combinations shown herein, but rather may include othercombinations.

1. An information handling system platform, comprising: multiple sensorsthat are each configured to react to a proximity of a human user to thesystem platform by producing a sensor output signal that is indicativeof a proximity distance of the human user to the system platform; one ormore antenna elements; at least one transmitter coupled to the one ormore antenna elements and configured to transmit radio frequency (RF)signals from each of the antenna elements; and at least one processingdevice coupled to the transmitter, the processing device being coupledto receive the sensor output signals of the multiple sensors and todetermine a real time object proximity detection distance from each ofthe multiple sensor output signals; where the at least one processingdevice is further configured to control the transmitter to reduce RFtransmit power according to at least one proximity distance sensingprofile that defines a relationship between RF transmit power reductionand the determined object proximity detection distance according to themultiple sensor outputs; and where each of the multiple sensors has adifferent effective range of human body proximity detection distance;where the proximity distance sensing profile includes a relationshipbetween RF transmit power reduction and multiple separate ranges ofdetermined object proximity detection distance that are each assigned toa corresponding one of the multiple sensors; and where the at least oneprocessing device is further configured to: determine for each givensensor of the multiple sensors if the real time object proximitydetection distance determined from the sensor output signal of the givensensor is within the range of determined object proximity detectiondistance that is assigned to that given sensor, select the sensor outputsignal of the given sensor if it is determined that the real time objectproximity detection distance determined from the sensor output signal ofthe given sensor is within the range of determined object proximitydetection distance that is assigned to that given sensor, and controlthe transmitter to reduce RF transmit power according to the at leastone proximity distance sensing profile as a function of the objectproximity detection distance determined based on the sensor outputsignal of the given sensor and not based on the sensor output signal ofany other signal during the time that the real time object proximitydetection distance determined from the sensor output signal of the givensensor is within the range of determined object proximity detectiondistance that is assigned to that given sensor.
 2. The system platformof claim 1, further comprising: a first processing device configured toexecute applications and operating system (OS) for the system platform;a second processing device coupled between the multiple sensors and thefirst processing device, each of the sensors being configured to reactto a proximity of a human user to the system platform by providing asensor output signal to the second processing device that is indicativeof a proximity distance of the human user to the system platform, thesecond processing device being configured to: receive the sensor outputsignals of the multiple sensors and to determine a real time objectproximity detection distance from each of the multiple sensor outputsignals, use the real time object proximity detection distancedetermined from each of the multiple sensor output signals to determinefor each given sensor of the multiple sensors if the real time objectproximity detection distance determined from the sensor output signal ofthe given sensor is within the range of determined object proximitydetection distance that is assigned to that given sensor and select thesensor output signal of the given sensor if it is determined that thereal time object proximity detection distance determined from the sensoroutput signal of the given sensor is within the range of determinedobject proximity detection distance that is assigned to that givensensor, use the real time object proximity detection distance determinedfrom the selected sensor output signal to determine a real time RFtransmit power reduction value from the at least one proximity distancesensing profile, and provide a command to the first processing devicethat is indicative of the determined real time RF transmit powerreduction value to cause the first processing device to output acorresponding RF transmit power control signal that is indicative of thedetermined real time RF transmit power reduction value; and at least onebaseband processing device coupled between the first processing deviceand the transmitter, the baseband processing device being configured tocontrol the transmitter in real time to reduce RF transmit power inresponse to the at least one RF transmit power control signal providedby the first processing device.
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 5. Thesystem platform of claim 1, where the proximity distance sensing profileincludes a blended relationship of different RF transmit power reductionvalues derived from different sensors as a function of proximitydetection distance from the multiple sensors.
 6. The system platform ofclaim 5 where the proximity distance sensing profile comprises a singlefitted curve of RF transmit power reduction value versus proximitydetection distance, the single fitted curve being determined fromdifferent individual RF transmit power reduction value profiles for thecorresponding individual sensors at different proximity detectiondistance.
 7. The system platform of claim 1, where the at least oneprocessing device is further configured to communicate with one or moreoff-platform devices; and to determine proximity of a human user to thesystem platform based at least in part on communications with the one ormore off-platform devices.
 8. The system platform of claim 1, where themultiple sensors comprise at least one motion sensor, at least oneacoustic sensor, at least one capacitive proximity sensor and at leastone fingerprint sensor.
 9. The system platform of claim 1, where the atleast one transmitter is configured to transmit Wireless Wide AreaNetwork “WWAN” RF cellular signals from each of the antenna elements;and where the at least one processing device is further configured tocontrol the transmitter to reduce WWAN″ RF cellular signal transmitpower according to the at least one proximity distance sensing profilethat defines a relationship between RF transmit power reduction and thedetermined object proximity detection according to the multiple sensoroutputs.
 10. The system platform of claim 1, where the informationhandling system platform is a handheld device configured to be held by auser at the same time that the at least one transmitter is transmittingRF signals from each of the antenna elements.
 11. A method of operatingan information handling system platform, comprising: using multiplesensors of the information handling system platform to detect aproximity of a human user to the system platform by producing a sensoroutput signal that is indicative of a proximity distance of the humanuser to the system platform; using at least one processing device of theinformation handling system platform to receive the sensor outputsignals of the multiple sensors and to determine a real time objectproximity detection distance from each of the multiple sensor outputsignals; and using the at least one processing device of the informationhandling system platform to control a transmitter of the informationhandling system platform to reduce RF transmit power from one or moreantennas of the information handling system platform according to atleast one proximity distance sensing profile that defines a relationshipbetween RF transmit power reduction and the determined object proximitydetection distance according to the multiple sensor outputs; where eachof the multiple sensors has a different effective range of human bodyproximity detection distance; where the proximity distance sensingprofile includes a relationship between RF transmit power reduction andmultiple separate ranges of determined object proximity detectiondistance that are each assigned to a corresponding one of the multiplesensors; and where the method further comprises using the at least oneprocessing device to: determine for each given sensor of the multiplesensors if the real time object proximity detection distance determinedfrom the sensor output signal of the given sensor is within the range ofdetermined object proximity detection distance that is assigned to thatgiven sensor, select the sensor output signal of the given sensor if itis determined that the real time object proximity detection distancedetermined from the sensor output signal of the given sensor is withinthe range of determined object proximity detection distance that isassigned to that given sensor, and control the transmitter to reduce RFtransmit power according to the at least one proximity distance sensingprofile as a function of the object proximity detection distancedetermined based on the sensor output signal of the given sensor and notbased on the sensor output signal of any other signal during the timethat the real time object proximity detection distance determined fromthe sensor output signal of the given sensor is within the range ofdetermined object proximity detection distance that is assigned to thatgiven sensor.
 12. The method of claim 11, further comprising: using afirst processing device configured to execute applications and operatingsystem (OS) for the system platform; using each of the sensors to reactto a proximity of a human user to the system platform by providing to asecond processing device of the information handling system platform asensor output signal that is indicative of a proximity distance of thehuman user to the system platform; using the second processing deviceto: receive the sensor output signals of the multiple sensors and todetermine a real time object proximity detection distance from each ofthe multiple sensor output signals, use the real time object proximitydetection distance determined from each of the multiple sensor outputsignals to determine for each given sensor of the multiple sensors ifthe real time object proximity detection distance determined from thesensor output signal of the given sensor is within the range ofdetermined object proximity detection distance that is assigned to thatgiven sensor and select the sensor output signal of the given sensor ifit is determined that the real time object proximity detection distancedetermined from the sensor output signal of the given sensor is withinthe range of determined object proximity detection distance that isassigned to the given sensor, use the real time object proximitydetection distance determined from the selected sensor output signal todetermine a real time RF transmit power reduction value from at leastone proximity distance sensing profile, and provide a command to thefirst processing device that is indicative of the determined real timeRF transmit power reduction value to cause the first processing deviceto output a corresponding RF transmit power control signal to a basebandprocessing device that is indicative of the determined real time RFtransmit power reduction value; and using the at least one basebandprocessing device to control the transmitter in real time to reduce RFtransmit power in response to the at least one RF transmit power controlsignal provided by the first processing device.
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 15. The method of claim 11, where the proximity distancesensing profile includes a blended relationship of different RF transmitpower reduction values derived from different sensors as a function ofproximity detection distance from the multiple sensors.
 16. The methodof claim 15 where the proximity distance sensing profile comprises asingle fitted curve of RF transmit power reduction value versusproximity detection distance, the single fitted curve being determinedfrom different individual RF transmit power reduction value profiles forthe corresponding individual sensors at different proximity detectiondistance.
 17. The method of claim 11, further comprising using the atleast one processing device to communicate with one or more off-platformdevices; and to determine proximity of a human user to the systemplatform based at least in part on communications with the one or moreoff-platform devices.
 18. The method of claim 11, where the multiplesensors comprise at least one motion sensor, at least one acousticsensor, at least one capacitive proximity sensor and at least onefingerprint sensor.
 19. The method of claim 11, further comprising:using the at least one transmitter to transmit Wireless Wide AreaNetwork “WWAN” RF cellular signals from each of the antenna elements;and using the at least one processing device to control the transmitterto reduce WWAN″ RF cellular signal transmit power according to the atleast one proximity distance sensing profile that defines a relationshipbetween RF transmit power reduction and the determined object proximitydetection according to the multiple sensor outputs.
 20. The method ofclaim 11, further comprising using the transmitter to transmit RFsignals from each of the antenna elements at the same time that theinformation handling system platform is being held by a user. 21.(canceled)
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 23. An information handling system platform,comprising: multiple sensors that are each configured to react to aproximity of a human user to the system platform by producing a sensoroutput signal that is indicative of a proximity distance of the humanuser to the system platform; one or more antenna elements; at least onetransmitter coupled to the one or more antenna elements and configuredto transmit radio frequency (RF) signals from each of the antennaelements; and at least one processing device coupled to the transmitter,the processing device being coupled to receive the sensor output signalsof the multiple sensors and to determine a real time object proximitydetection distance from each of the multiple sensor output signals;where the at least one processing device is further configured tocontrol the transmitter to reduce RF transmit power according to atleast one proximity distance sensing profile that defines a relationshipbetween RF transmit power reduction and the determined object proximitydetection distance according to the multiple sensor outputs; and wherethe at least one processing device is further configured to receiveproximity-indicative signals from one or more proximity sensors locatedon one or more off-platform devices; and to control the transmitter toreduce RF transmit power based at least in part on the receivedproximity-indicative signals from the one or more proximity sensorslocated on one or more off-platform devices.
 24. The system platform ofclaim 1, further comprising multiple different antennas; and where theat least one processing device is further configured to: control thetransmitter to reduce RF transmit power to a first one of the multipledifferent antennas according to at least a first proximity distancesensing profile that defines a relationship between RF transmit powerreduction and the determined object proximity detection distanceaccording to the multiple sensor outputs; and control the transmitter toreduce RF transmit power to a second and different one of the multipledifferent antennas according to at least a second and differentproximity distance sensing profile that defines a relationship betweenRF transmit power reduction and the determined object proximitydetection distance according to the multiple sensor outputs.
 25. Thesystem platform of claim 1, where the platform is reconfigurable betweentwo or more configurations in which at least one of the multiple sensorsis positioned in a different location on the platform, the one or moreantenna elements are positioned in different locations on the platform,or a combination thereof; where the platform further comprises multipledifferent antennas; and where the at least one processing device isfurther configured to: control the transmitter to reduce RF transmitpower according to at least a first proximity distance sensing profilethat defines a relationship between RF transmit power reduction and thedetermined object proximity detection distance according to the multiplesensor outputs when the platform is configured to be in a first one ofthe two more different platform configurations; and control thetransmitter to reduce RF transmit power according to at least a secondand different proximity distance sensing profile that defines arelationship between RF transmit power reduction and the determinedobject proximity detection distance according to the multiple sensoroutputs when the platform is configured to be in a second one of the twomore different platform configurations.
 26. An information handlingsystem platform, comprising: multiple sensors that are each configuredto react to a proximity of a human user to the system platform byproducing a sensor output signal that is indicative of a proximitydistance of the human user to the system platform; one or more antennaelements; at least one transmitter coupled to the one or more antennaelements and configured to transmit radio frequency (RF) signals fromeach of the antenna elements; and at least one processing device coupledto the transmitter, the processing device being coupled to receive thesensor output signals of the multiple sensors and to determine a realtime object proximity detection distance from each of the multiplesensor output signals; where the at least one processing device isfurther configured to control the transmitter to reduce RF transmitpower according to at least one proximity distance sensing profile thatdefines a relationship between RF transmit power reduction and thedetermined object proximity detection distance according to the multiplesensor outputs where the proximity distance sensing profile includes ablended relationship of different RF transmit power reduction valuesderived from different sensors as a function of proximity detectiondistance from the multiple sensors; and where the proximity distancesensing profile comprises a lookup table of blended power reductionvalues that are each calculated from average RF transmit power reductionvalues for two or three sensors having adjacent effective objectdistance detection ranges.
 27. The system platform of claim 1, where theat least one processing device is further configured to dynamicallyadjust the output power reduction of the transmitter that has beendetermined according to the proximity distance sensing profile byfurther adjusting this determined output power reduction based on anidentity of radio frequency or frequency channel of (RF) signals beingtransmitted from the one or more antenna elements, or a tunable antennaband switching or impedance matching state, or a combination thereof.28. (canceled)
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 30. A method of operating an informationhandling system platform, comprising: using multiple sensors of theinformation handling system platform to detect a proximity of a humanuser to the system platform by producing a sensor output signal that isindicative of a proximity distance of the human user to the systemplatform; using at least one processing device of the informationhandling system platform to receive the sensor output signals of themultiple sensors and to determine a real time object proximity detectiondistance from each of the multiple sensor output signals; and using theat least one processing device of the information handling systemplatform to control a transmitter of the information handling systemplatform to reduce RF transmit power from one or more antennas of theinformation handling system platform according to at least one proximitydistance sensing profile that defines a relationship between RF transmitpower reduction and the determined object proximity detection distanceaccording to the multiple sensor outputs; and using the at least oneprocessing device to receive proximity-indicative signals from one ormore proximity sensors located on one or more off-platform devices; andto control the transmitter to reduce RF transmit power based at least inpart on the received proximity-indicative signals from the one or moreproximity sensors located on one or more off-platform devices.
 31. Themethod of claim 11, where the platform further comprises multipledifferent antennas; and where the method further comprises using the atleast one processing device to: control the transmitter to reduce RFtransmit power to a first one of the multiple different antennasaccording to at least a first proximity distance sensing profile thatdefines a relationship between RF transmit power reduction and thedetermined object proximity detection distance according to the multiplesensor outputs; and control the transmitter to reduce RF transmit powerto a second and different one of the multiple different antennasaccording to at least a second and different proximity distance sensingprofile that defines a relationship between RF transmit power reductionand the determined object proximity detection distance according to themultiple sensor outputs.
 32. The method of claim 11, where the platformis reconfigurable between two or more configurations in which at leastone of the multiple sensors is positioned in a different location on theplatform, the one or more antenna elements are positioned in differentlocations on the platform, or a combination thereof; where the platformfurther comprises multiple different antennas; and where the methodfurther comprises using the at least one processing device to: controlthe transmitter to reduce RF transmit power according to at least afirst proximity distance sensing profile that defines a relationshipbetween RF transmit power reduction and the determined object proximitydetection distance according to the multiple sensor outputs when theplatform is configured to be in a first one of the two more differentplatform configurations; and control the transmitter to reduce RFtransmit power according to at least a second and different proximitydistance sensing profile that defines a relationship between RF transmitpower reduction and the determined object proximity detection distanceaccording to the multiple sensor outputs when the platform is configuredto be in a second one of the two more different platform configurations.33. A method of operating an information handling system platform,comprising: using multiple sensors of the information handling systemplatform to detect a proximity of a human user to the system platform byproducing a sensor output signal that is indicative of a proximitydistance of the human user to the system platform; using at least oneprocessing device of the information handling system platform to receivethe sensor output signals of the multiple sensors and to determine areal time object proximity detection distance from each of the multiplesensor output signals; and using the at least one processing device ofthe information handling system platform to control a transmitter of theinformation handling system platform to reduce RF transmit power fromone or more antennas of the information handling system platformaccording to at least one proximity distance sensing profile thatdefines a relationship between RF transmit power reduction and thedetermined object proximity detection distance according to the multiplesensor outputs; where the proximity distance sensing profile includes ablended relationship of different RF transmit power reduction valuesderived from different sensors as a function of proximity detectiondistance from the multiple sensors; and where the proximity distancesensing profile comprises a lookup table of blended power reductionvalues that are each calculated from average RF transmit power reductionvalues for two or three sensors having adjacent effective objectdistance detection ranges.
 34. The method of claim 11, furthercomprising using the at least one processing device is to dynamicallyadjust the output power reduction of the transmitter that has beendetermined according to the proximity distance sensing profile byfurther adjusting this determined output power reduction based on anidentity of radio frequency or frequency channel of (RF) signals beingtransmitted from the one or more antenna elements, or a tunable antennaband switching or impedance matching state, or a combination thereof.